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Table Tennis

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Table Tennis

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  • Table tennis is also known as ‘ping-pong’ and ‘wiff-waff’.
  • Table tennis is a sport or a game, played at a specially designed table, where a player must hit a ping pong ball over a net to the opponent, and can be played with two or four players.
  • Table tennis is a quick game which requires very good reflexes.
  • Table tennis has been governed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) since 1926.
  • Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.

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  • Table tennis was originally an English game that was invented in the 1880s and was commonly played by the wealthy after dinner.
  • The modern table tennis ball was brought to Europe from the United States  in 1901 and the racket was also made in the same year.
  • The table tennis ball is normally a small, light weight ball, 40 mm in diameter, and the modern table tennis table is 2.74 meters (9 feet) in length and 1.82 meters (5 feet) in width.
  • Table tennis rackets, bats or paddles are often made from balsa, limba, cyress or hinoki wood and generally have a layer of rubber covering the surface.
  • There are many different types of ways to hit or block balls in table tennis.
Bibliography: Table Tennis, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>

Razor

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Razor

Many men and women use razors.

  • Razors are used to cut body hair by shaving.
  • Razors have been used since the Bronze age and were originally made from bronze or obsidian.
  • There are three main types of razors; electric razors, straight razors and safety razors.
  • Straight razors started being produced in the 1700s and were mainly used by skilled barbers or servants to shave those who were wealthy.
  • The first modern straight razor was decorated and had a hollow ground blade.

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  • Sharpened clam shells, shark teeth and flint have all historically been used as razors.
  • Electrical razors, known as electric shavers, were first produced in the 1930s.
  • Stainless steel blades have been used in razors since 1960, which makes the razor reusable.
  • Razors are often hard to sharpen, so today’s razors mostly have blades, that when blunt, are disposed of.
  • Safety razors were invented in the late 1800s, and have become the most common type of razor.
Bibliography:
Razor, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor>

Milo

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Milo

Healthy flavoured beverage.

  • Milo is a powered flavouring that is put in hot or cold water or milk to make a chocolate flavoured drink.
  • Milo started being produced in the 1930s during the Great Depression, to help children to get enough nutrients in their diet.
  • Milo was invented by an Australian, Thomas Mayne who was a Nestlé engineer and and an industrial chemist.
  • Milo was named after a man from Greek mythology, ‘Milo’, who had great strength.
  • Milo was first launched to the public at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in 1934 in Australia.

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  • Milo was first made in Australia, and is now produced and sold in a number of countries around the world by the Nestlé company, with slight variations to the product, depending on the country.
  • Milo is made from malted barley and cocoa, and also contains milk solids and sugar.
  • Milo can become addictive if eaten in quantities of 15 teaspoons or more per day, due to the theobromine content, a chemical similar to caffeine, that is found in cocoa.
  • Malaysians are said to be the biggest consumers of Milo in the world.
  • Milo is high in calcium, iron and vitamins A, B1, B2, and C.
Bibliography:
Milo (Drink), 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_(drink)>

Land Snail

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Land Snail

Slowly wins the race.

  • Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ‘snails’, and have shells that they live and hide in.
  • There are thousands of species of land snails, and together with water snails there are 43,000 different species, the second most numerous species on earth, with insects ranking first.
  • Land snails have a muscular foot that is moistened by mucus, that they use to glide along surfaces.  The mucus helps to protect the snail’s body from being damaged or drying out on rough surfaces.
  • Land snails have both male and female organs and generally lay their eggs in soil, or in other hidden and protected spots.
  • Land snail babies hatch with shells attached, and they need access to calcium food sources during their life time to maintain their shell.

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  • Many species of land snails hibernate in winter, and to keep themselves moist during the inactive period, they seal up their shell with dried mucus.
  • The largest land snail is the Giant African Snail that can grow up to 30 cm (12 in) in length.
  • Land snails can live from 2 to 15 years but some can live more than 25 years.
  • Land snails generally eat plant material, including fruit and vegetables, making them a common pest to gardeners, although some species also eat meat.
  • Land snails have been part of the human diet for thousands of years and are commonly eaten in some European and African countries, and are often considered a delicacy.
Bibliography:
Land Snail, 2013 Wikipedia,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_snail>

James Morrison (Musician)

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James Morrison (Musician)

Aussie jazzer.

  • James Morrison is a jazz musician that plays multiple instruments, most notably the trumpet.
  • James Morrison was born on the 11 November 1962.
  • James Morrison was born in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Morrison has been seen playing a clarinet, trombone, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, tuba, double bass, euphonium, piano, saxophone and trumpet.
  • James Morrison was chosen as artistic director of the Queensland Music Festival in 2012, for 2013 and 2015.

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  • James Morrison’s father is a church minister, his older brother is a jazz drummer, his sister is a trumpeter, and his mother is a pianist and alto saxophone player.
  • James Morrison has designed his own instruments, most notably a trumpet called ‘The Raven’ which has rotary valves.
  • James Morrison built his own recording studio in Sydney.
  • James Morrison once played the wrong Spanish anthem at the Davis Cup in Australia.
  • James Morrison has presented the jazz music on Qantas Airlines inflight radio, and has presented the television show, Top Gear Australia.
Bibliography:
James Morrison, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Morrison_(musician)>

Alps

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Alps

Just a bunch of mountains.

  • The Alps is a range of mountains that form a crescent shape in Europe, that covers a distance of 1,200 km (750 miles).
  • The Alps can be found in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco.
  • The Alps is the home of many glaciers.
  • There are 13,000 species of vegetation and 30,000 species of wildlife, many of which are native to the Alps.
  • A mummified man was found in the Alps at the Austrian/Italian border in 1991, said to be 5,000 years old.
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  • Fourteen million people live in the Alps region, and the area attracts approximately 120 million visitors every year.
  • In the Alps there are 82 official summits that are at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft) high, and the  highest peak is Mont Blanc which is 4,810 meters (15, 780 feet) high and is on the French and Italian border.
  • The Alps have been the source of many minerals and crystals, which has included copper, gold, iron, cinnabar, quartz and amethyst.
  • It is suggested that between 40,000 to 80,000 men died in World War I due to avalanches on the Alps.
  • The Alps provide water that those in the region drink; use for irrigation purposes; and create hydroelectric power in over 500 power plants, that can produce up to 2900 kilowatts of electricity per hour.
Bibliography:
Alps, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps>
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